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ROSWELL, CITY OF, WATER DEPARTMENT
$155,443
penalties
5
viol.
1
insp.

ROSWELL, CITY OF, WATER DEPARTMENT

1409 TILDEN AVE., ROSWELL, NM 88201NAICS 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Inspections
1
Oct 2023 to Oct 2023 · 1 safety, 0 health
Violations
5
across 1 inspection
Penalties on record
$155,443
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 3Willful 2Repeat 0Other 0

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Inspection records

Oct 21, 2023Final Order RecordedFatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, Safety#347054611$155,4435 viol.

Inspection #347054611

Dates

Opened
Oct 21, 2023
Closing Conference Date
Oct 23, 2023
Contested
May 10, 2024
Final Order
Nov 4, 2025
Closed
No close date in inspection feed

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Local government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
640
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
5
Violation Types
3 serious, 2 willful
Initial Penalties
$637,311
Penalties on Record
$155,443
Site Address
1409 Tilden Ave., Roswell, NM 88201
Industry
488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

OSHA's inspection feed still shows no close date for this record. However, the citation records tied to this inspection show contest activity beginning on May 10, 2024 and final orders recorded through Nov 4, 2025.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityOct 21, 2023

Employee is killed when trench caves in

Event: Struck By

Violations

Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011926.21
Safety Training and Education
OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02
Serious14$155,442$25,907May 14, 2024May 10, 2024Nov 4, 2025
010021926.651
Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260651 H01
Serious14$155,442$25,907May 14, 2024May 10, 2024Nov 4, 2025
010031926.651
Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01
Willful14$155,442$38,861May 14, 2024May 10, 2024Nov 4, 2025
010041926.652
Excavations - Protection of Employees
OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01
Willful14$155,442$38,861May 14, 2024May 10, 2024Nov 4, 2025
020011926.651
Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260651 C02
Serious14$15,543$25,907May 14, 2024May 10, 2024Nov 4, 2025
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About these records

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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

Standards cited

1926.651Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements3 citations · $90,675
1926.21Safety Training and Education1 citation · $25,907
1926.652Excavations - Protection of Employees1 citation · $38,861

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer5.0
Industry average2.0
Penalties per inspection
This employer$155,443
Industry average$2,085

Support Activities for Transportation, 10,158 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: support activities for water transportation reported 2.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.8%; NAICS 4883 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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